There are 7 ways to get from Seattle to Foster City by plane, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), train (Amtrak), car, tram, train, or bus
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Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Oakland International Airport
best- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane SEA - OAK
4h 26m$171–546Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane SEA - SFO
6h 2m$63–284Bus
- Take the bus from Seattle Bus Station to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to San Francisco Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Salesforce Transit Center- Bay 34 to E Hillsdale Blvd & Foster City Blvdbus Fcx
22h 33m$116–270Train, Caltrain
- Take the train from Seattle to San Josetrain Coast Starlight
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Hillsdale Caltrain Northboundtrain Local Weekday / ...
26h 36m$265–570Drive 826.9 mi
- Drive from Seattle to Foster Citycar 826.9 mi
14h 16m$151–218Fly Paine Field County Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Fly from Paine Field County Airport (PAE) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane PAE - SFO
5h 50m$75–356Tram to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, Caltrain, bus
- Take the tram from Pioneer Square to SeaTac/Airporttram
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane SEA - SJC
- Take the train from Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound to Hillsdale Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Take the bus from Hillsdale Caltrain Station to Shell & E. Hillsdale Blvd.bus
6h 45m$91–450
Seattle to Foster City by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Seattle to Foster City is to fly which costs $60 - $290 and takes 6h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Seattle to Foster City is to fly which takes 4h 26m and costs $170 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from Seattle station to Foster City. However, there are services departing from Seattle Bus Station and arriving at E Hillsdale Blvd & Foster City Blvd via Sacramento Bus Station and Salesforce Transit Center- Bay 34. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 33m.
The distance between Seattle and Foster City is 715 miles. The road distance is 831.7 miles.
The best way to get from Seattle to Foster City without a car is to bus which takes 22h 33m and costs $110 - $270.
It takes approximately 4h 26m to get from Seattle to Foster City, including transfers.
Seattle to Foster City bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Seattle Bus Station.
The best way to get from Seattle to Foster City is to fly which takes 4h 26m and costs $170 - $550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $110 - $270 and takes 22h 33m, you could also train and Caltrain, which costs $260 - $600 and takes 26h 36m.
Seattle to Foster City bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Sacramento Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Seattle to Foster City is 832 miles. It takes approximately 14h 16m to drive from Seattle to Foster City.
What companies run services between Seattle, WA, USA and Foster City, CA, USA?
Alaska Airlines, Inc. and Southwest Airlines fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Oakland International Airport (OAK) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Seattle Bus Station to E Hillsdale Blvd & Foster City Blvd via Sacramento Bus Station, San Francisco Bus Station, and Salesforce Transit Center- Bay 34 in around 22h 33m.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–430
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–260
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–260
Flights from Paine Field County Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–310
Flights from Paine Field County Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–310
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–430
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–430
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–260
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–430
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–260
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–430
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–430
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Seattle to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $250–600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Hillsdale Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $7–9
Train from Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound to Hillsdale Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–8
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $6–8
- Phone
- +1 888-889-6368
- main@soundtransit.org
- Website
- soundtransit.org
Tram from Pioneer Square to SeaTac/Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.soundtransit.org
- Adult
- $3
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Seattle Bus Station to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–170
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Seattle Bus Station to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–240
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to San Francisco Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–28
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Website
- samtrans.com
Bus from Salesforce Transit Center- Bay 34 to E Hillsdale Blvd & Foster City Blvd
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- http://www.samtrans.com
- Website
- http://www.samtrans.com
Bus from Hillsdale Caltrain Station to Shell & E. Hillsdale Blvd.
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- http://www.samtrans.com
- Website
- http://www.samtrans.com
- Phone
- +1 (650) 588-8170
- shuttles@commute.org
- Website
- commute.org
Bus from Hillsdale Caltrain Station to Shell & E. Hillsdale Blvd.
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- https://commute.org/
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